Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-21
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Ed. Register@The beautiful weather which
we have been having for the past three weeks,
has stimulated the farmers to assiduous
efforts in trying to get their crops in; while
those who do not farm have to content them.
selves by soliloquizing, if there is any talking
done; for the farmers will not stop their
work to talk to any one, however dudish he
may appear, even ii he should be travelling
salesman.
Health is good in this immediate vicinity.
Doctors will have to run for an Office, or
move TO Tom Sank prior to doing so.
/ notice that the State Legislature has in.
creased the minimum school term from three
to seven months. This is an excellent move !;
yet there are quite a number of districts that
cannot maintain school for seven months
every year. Twenty years hence, Missouri
will have compulsory school law; then we
will have one of the finest systems of schools
of any state in the union. For the past three
years, the State Legislature has been doing
an excellent work for education in various
| ways. EstO perpetuG. I clip the following
| from letter from friend in Illinois: "The
| farmers here have all organized themselves
under the name of the Farmers Mutual
| Benefit Association They hold monthly
meetings, have their own stores from which
they purchase their goods, which are sold at
u certain per cent, not to exceed fifteen. 1t
| is telling fearfully on the merchants"
While II. Latham and his mother were re-
turning from church at Goodand on Sabbath
9th ult., their horse became frightened,
turned over the buggy, throwing them out.
But 81. was by the horse like he is with the
| girls, he succeeded in bringing him to time.
Fortunately 10 serious damage was done eX-
cept tearing enough cloth from HIS. pants to
make fairly good saddle blanket.
Mrs. Nelson Hawk is in very poor health,
at this writing. DIR. Lucas, Goodwater, is
administering to her such medicine as he
| thinks fit. / do not wish to say anything
against any doctor, but am forced to believe
that if doctors would use less medicine, and
work more on the mind of their patients,
they would have, as rule, much better sue
cess. Science will agree with me in this be-
lief, whether or not doctors do.
| 1 have been very reliably informed that
Rev. Callahan will teach in the family of DR..
Frank Parker. Tom Sank, this spring and
summer; also he will give series of lectures
on physiology.
| William Carly, better known as Uncle Bill,
happened to very serious accident last week,
resulting in severe confusion of the head
and face. He was riding through the woods
when limb knocked off his hat; he got off
his horse to pick it up, when the horse gave
him kick in the face with the above result.
You should be more careful next time, Uncle
Bill.
The school election in district 2, township
81, range / and west, resulted as follows
For director for three years, JnO. Mcmahon
for one year, II. Latham. Name of teacher:
j. T. Patterson
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Hawk are happy-it's a
boy.
Miss Juda McMahcn gave us visit this
afternoon.
have been informed that Emmett Latham
has been employed to teach in the Gallaher
district the incoming year. MIR. l.. is an
intelligent young man.
Mathe-. Adams held prayer meeting in the
church house near Mr.. Nelson Hawks last
Sunday at 10 A. NJ.
There is talk of organizing a Sabbath
school at that place. 1t would be an excel.
lent thing if this was SO, for it would give
instruction and moral training to class that
would, perhaps, be founG spending theil
time in ideness. 1t is true there are few
who do not attend Sabbath schools that are
equally rs good as those who do; but, as s
rule, where one has proper instructions giver
him during youth, impressions will be form
ed that will be almost an indispensable tt
to success and happiness in after life. OTTER
in life, when one Is brought in contract with
, the cold, sinful world, will his memory
revert to some pleasant words learned dur.
. ing childhood in the Sabbath school; al.
though, perhaps, the teacher who taught
those words may have long since gone over
the river to reap his reward.
A communication from j. r. A, Oregon
would be perused with pleasure by mum.
Der of the readers of the REGISTER.
Rumor says there is to be a wedding in the
near future at Black p. o. Very good
MIR. -; you have the best wishes of many
friends.
April 16, 1887.